Chapter 2 Flashcards
French revolution
Social and political change in France, leading to the end of monarchy and rise of democracy
First estate
Clergy, one percent of the population, 10% of temperate land owned, exempt from taxes
Second estate
Nobility, 2% of population, owns 25% of the land, no taxes
Third estate
Bourgeoisie, laborers and artisans, and peasants, 97% of the population, 35 to 40% of land owned, pay all the taxes
Collective consciousness
A shared common history or event that might create a feeling of belonging
Rhetoric
Art of effective, persuade of speaking or writing
Soverignists
People who support the idea of the region or country, becoming independent and sovereign
Louis XVI
Thinking of France during the French revolution
Mary Antoinette
King Louis XVI wife
Enlightenment
In the 18th century, characterized by dramatic revolutions in science, velocity, society, and politics.
Ancient (old) Regime
Social political system, which existed in most of Europe during the 18th century
Salon
Social gatherings of intellectual and artist in private homes for discussion during the enlightenment
Estates general
Frances traditional, national assembly with representatives of the three states
Declaration of the rights of man and citizen
Statement of fundamental political rights adopted by the French national assembly at the beginning of the French revolution
National assembly
French Congress established by representatives of the third state to enact laws and reform in the name of the French people
Jacobins
Republicans during the French revolution
Gerondins
Favored a constitutional monarchy
Napoleon Bonaparte
Military leader, who wrote to prominence during the French revolution becoming emperor of France
Boston tea party
Protest by American colonist against the British taxes, where tea was dumped into Boston Harbor
CPR
Canadian Pacific railway - the Canadian railroad trilogy page tribute to the world of livered and dangerous conditions to build the railway
Victoria Calihoo
Metis women who recorded her peoples culture and customs as her contribution to the history of her nation
White Paper
Trudeau, Jean Chretien, and Dunkin Campbell Scott proposed a controversial proposal, called the white paper, and the federal government treaty obligations (wanted to assimilate the first nations)
Republic
Form of government, where a monarch acts as a head of state within the parameters of a constitution
Absolutism
Where monarch has absolute control over the government
Political factors that shaped nationalism
Declaration of the rights of man end of citizen, becoming a republic, reign of terror, and the rise of Napoleon
Economic factors that shaped nationalism
France had been at war for decades, was on the verge of bankruptcy /estates general
Geographic factors that shaped nationalism
Weather conditions created food, shortages and starvation (riots starts to happen, and people blame the overspending towards King Louis the 16th and Mary Antoinette)
Historical factors that shape nationalism
The storming of the Bastille resulted in collective consciousness
Social factors that shape nationalism
- Who should lead a royal family or a elected leader?
- who matters in society only the first class?
- Who should be included to the third class have a voice?
- How do we handle conflict and overcome obstacles if the citizens don’t have a voice how can you negotiate with their lead government?
- France was the cultural center of the Europe at that time
- Increasing population of the middle class
Timeline of the French revolution
- Storming of the Bastille
- Meeting of the estate general
- National assembly
- Tennis court oath
- Execution of the king
- Reign of terror
- The directory
- Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille, a fortress president in Paris, was attacked by revolutionaries
- Meeting of the Estates general.
King Louis XVI so the financial crisis the states general was an assembly, representing Frances three estates. The meeting highlighted the divisions within the French society, and the unwillingness of the two estates to share power or tax burdens.
- National assembly.
Frustrated with the unfair voting third state declared themselves national assembly, representing the people of France. They vow to draft a constitution.
- Tennis court oath
The national assembly gathered in a nearby, tennis court, swearing not to disband until they had given France a new constitution
- Execution of the king
King Louis XVI gets executed by the guillotine
- Reign of Terror
Mass executions led by the Committee of Public Safety with Maximillian Robespierre. Targeted enemies of the revolution
- The Directory
The DIRECTV was established as the new government of France. it was a five member committee that struggled with ongoing wars, internal strife, and corruption directories in effected governance, set the stage for the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte
